none@benjamin_dowden
Joined August 2011
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Ball out of play for Japan’s goal? Nah mate…
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it's never too late to start pursuing a career in middle management
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I can appreciate art such as Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ as a piece questioning the institutional norm of monogamy. But that does not preclude me from maintaining that monogamy is the ideal form of romantic relationships and other forms are alternative lifestyles.
I do not stand for equality of outcome. People make different choices. I do stand for the equality of opportunity. But even in this system, people must look after the weakest in society with an adequate social security net.
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This is what being a social democrat is. Does that make me a 'champagne socialist?' Probably.
The President of the United States published a sickening rhyming couplet seemingly endorsing violence. I am asking myself if I am acting like one of the social justice warriors I used to scorn, or if the United States is truly descending into a new fascist order. 2/4
Republicans when they pass a $2 trillion tax cut for the superrich: ... Republicans when they give corporations a $500 billion blank check: ... Republicans when the working class needs more than a $1200 check to survive: bUt tHe DeFiCiT
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I think the cosmopolitan left-wing is likely defined by the kitsch liberalism which has been well-defined by fringe journalists in recent years (uclpimedia.com/online/modern…)
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True centrist thinking seems to be more of a minority with the so-called 'median-voter-curve' flattening. This means many voters are moving to more extreme political positions away from the centre. This process is called bifurcation.
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Chris Edmond@chrisedmond
19 Apr 2020
We have not gone too far on social restrictions. We should not "put the economy first". Idea of trade off between public health and the economy rejected by Australia's top economists. Open letter here covid19openletter.net/ @profholden @SHamiltonian @BruceJPreston
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The qualifications of Australia's most well known climate change deniers: Craig Kelly: Yr 12 Rowan Dean: Yr 12 Kerry-anne Kennerley: Yr 12 Piers Ackerman: Yr 10 Andrew Bolt: Yr 12 Alan Jones: Arts Degree Prue Macsween: Dip in Advertising. Think about this.
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Kevin Rudd
@MrKRudd
3 Jan 2020
Aaaahh...,The Murdoch Party. Three objectives: a) defend #ScottyFromMarketing at all costs; b) relegate any news that might impede the defence of #ScottyFromMarketing c) attack those who expose a) or b) above. All part of the Rupert playbook for a decade. theguardian.com/media/2020/j…

The Australian: Murdoch-owned newspaper accused of downplaying bushfires in favour of picnic races

Herald Sun relegates bushfires to page 4 while Courier Mail brings good news via ‘Onion Oracle’

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💥 quick poll how do you rate @ScottMorrisonMP’s leadership so far during the 2019/20 national #bushfire crisis? RT for increased sample size 🙏 #auspol
2% good
2% neutral
6% lacklustre
90% appalling
21,887 votes • Final results
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